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WELIVKUtfGTOItf EXPOSITOR.UNITED BY FEELING, KINDRED, AND COUNTRY;—NOT BY OAT1I3 OF SECRECY.--- -A -VOL. IWXUUOrOTOlT, DEI.. FRIDAY.no. as.•to#»-. ** » I I IOFFICE OF THE WILMINGTON EXPOSITOR,ITSABLT OPPOSITEJ. V. GITIBONS, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.TERMS.The Wilmington Expositor will be publishedweekly on a Super Uoyal sheet, at Two Dollars peryear in advance; or Three Dollars at the end ot theyear. No paper will be discontinued, until all arrcarages are paid, except at the option of the publisher—and a failure to potify a discontinuance will'be considered a new engagement.Advertisement not exceeding one square, will be conspicuously inserted three times for One Dollar, andAll communications relating to the business of the establishment, if sent by mail, to ensure attention, tomust be post paid.posT-omes.MISCELLANEOUS.p'rom the Albany Journal.A DIALOGUE—30 YEARS HENCE.Father, here is a newspaper printed fiftyyears ago, in which is a notice calling people'»ensetogethei, to take measures to prevent men from 'drinking Bum'. What does it mean? Was.feelings,there dot poison as long a go as that, and wereir.tn compelled to drink it? l™, -s, my son. Rum was the same poison then'4 s now. Men were not compelled to drink it.Bu' they first be .line the slaves to custom,and t ien slaves «».appetites, and then would nadrink to their own ruin. toWhat ! did men use to take rum when they/ovalWere well? rvYes a najority of the people in the U. S.would drink it almost daily—and SO years ago, 'when I was a hov, and Albany not one-thirdas large as now, only 26.000 inhabitants, inone|»ndwar l there were a mat l-'O shops for retailingrum-and in the citv nearly 450 6 ml onlv not.«ne public temnerance house in the town. 'Did it use to t ill men to drink rum?Yes, it took the lives of 30,000 annually inIhc United StatusDid not the citv lose money by rum?3150 000 annually.But were not those who poisoned their neighfcors punished for it?They were licensed to do it by the «Y, outP "nid'not those who payed the taxes oppose P hiu nui ... * 1 riVeT they C petitioned them not to grant sol«"many icensrs, hut at first they failed of sue- ofX," owing partly to the fact that respectable .""»te , and o^essor, of religion were opposedyears ago deal in rum:- Yes, they were called so then , hut it wouldhe b ird to make people now-a-davs believe itBut in those times the church and Clergy werethan half awake to the subject, andwilling to have wholesale rumNo-«Common council.What! did the common council ever license•-4*0 men to poison the citv*Yes, such things were, but that time hastio more«one were evendealers For officers in the church.I should think the Corporation would haverefused to give so many rum warrants,count of the tax imposed by the use of the article; and because it destroyed life. Did the•Corporation know that rum was poison?Kes, they knew it, but Rum was once a politician:'Rum a politician.!Well, if I must tell vou to the disgrace ofpur old council, it is this The Corporationwould not refuse to grant licenses to Rum opposition would dislodge them from power.—And in those days men would rather have rumand /Pee. than private life Without rum.Poor souls ! But did not the people give thealarm of * Rum and State 'No. But Rum dealers and drinkers charged the temperance men of ' Church and Stae.Why?No one could tell why in those da vs.Well, how long did the war against Rum„ , , , . ,Not Jon* For when people began to actas well as tali they soon conquered. Rumdealintr was brought to the same level with■lublic gambling, by what was called lotteries.and then made the rum dealer pay for his mis. hief in taking away men's money, reputation,happiness, usefulness and health; and the puh-'dcncelie gambler had to pay for robbing men's pock-jets ' Each were charged a sum proportionedto the amount of their mischief. And to theefforts of these patriotic men who engaged onthe side of the people. Albany now mostlyowes its 100,000 inhabitants; the health andhanniness of its people; its railroads verging ineven direction; its public improvements: its exemotion from taxation; the wealth of its citi■>ens and all its bright prospects for the future,For had our father. 8 submitted to the rum tarwe should now have beeh poor. Learn fromthis, my son. to remember your benefactors-theywith gratitude.»5of the Legislature otoeorg.aWhat does that tnfttn?Iasi 'act.SOCIAL WORSHIP.Agreeable to the best impulses of our natureDY MRS. BARBAULD.Sentiments of admiration, love, and joy,®'Y e ll the bosom with emotions which seek forfellowship and communication. The flame indeed may be kindled by silent musing; but whenkindled it must infallibly spread. The devoutc„__, 1 t „ .c . ' Penetrated with large and affecting viewsimmensity of the works of God. theharmony of his laws, and the extent of his beneficence, hurst into loud and vocal expressionsT 8eand ad0 ™. tion: a " d f-m a full andoverflowing sensibility, seeks to expand itselfto the utmost limits of creation. The mind isforcibly carried out of itself, and, embracingthe whole circle of animated existence, callsall above, around, below, to help to bear theburden of its gratitude. Joy is too brilliant athing to be confined within our own bosoms; itburnishes all nature, and with its vivid coloringgives a kind of factitious life to objects withoutThere cannot be a moreor motion,•«rising proof of the social tendency of theseWas.feelings, than the strong propensity we have tosuppose auditors when there are none. Whenl™ en »re wanting, we address the animal crea«ion: ami rather than have none to partake of°"r feelings, we find sentiment in the music ofbirds, the hum of insects, and the low of kirn .na y. we call on rocks and streams and foreststo witness and share our emotions. Hence theshepherd, sojourning in caves and solitarv wastes, calls on the hills to rejoice, and thefloods to clap their hands; and the lonely poet,wandering in the deep recesses of uncultivatednature, finds a temple in every solemn grove,swells his chorus of praise with the winds'hat bow the lofty cedars. And can he, who.not satisfied with the wide range of animatedexistence, calls for the sympathy of animatedcreation, refuse to worship with his fellow men?Can he who bids 'Nature attend.' forget to'join every living soul* in the universal hymn*Shall we suppose companions in the stillness ofdeserts, and shall we overlook them amongsa " d townsmen? It cannot be! Socialworship for the devout heart, is not more a du«Y t,lan « ' 3 a rea1 Wiln> -On the first inst a young man named JamesLillv, of Berks countv Pa. fell into the Perkiomen creek, near Roverstown, and when takenout appeared to be entirely bereft of life* TwoP h ™cians were promptly at hand, but thei. efforts to restore him were without success. Afa '> of resuscitation had fled. Dr. Knightof Southampton township. Bucks county, who.""» 3 V*™"? ,he * nu ,'. r .' wa9 *° «HI*£ *& ÄI«isatment and delight of an afflicted family, succeeded in restoring Mr L. to life and health. Thesame physician, we understand, was recently,eminently successful in removing a painful and!dotndangerous cancer from a lahv's breast. , Dr. jf°Knight is entitled to high commendations forjhis skill and perseverenre. The foregoing is!published in order to show the importance ofcontinued exertion in case of drowning.Saturday Evening Post ,Revolutionary Pensioners.—The number ofRevolutionary Pensioners on the roll of theWar Office, Oct. 17th, 1831. was 11.876. Ofthis number 960 reside in Maine, 703 in NewHampshire«, 1439 in Massachusetts, 698 inConnecticut, 160 in Rhode Island, 931 in Vermont, 2749 in New York, 380 in New Jersey,1032 in Pennsylvania. 15 in Delaware, 140 inMaryland. 668 in Virginia, 2.»6 in North Carolina. 116 in South Carolina, 77 in Georgia,478 in Kentucky» 275 in Tennessee, 534 in Ohio. 124 in Indiana. 10 in Louisiana. 16 in Mississippi, 10 in Michigan^ 28 in Illinois, 35 inAlahama, 18 in Missouri, and 18 in the District of Columbia.—Besides these there were3868 Invalid Pensioners. The amount of war-therants issued in 1831 for the payment of Revolutionarv Pensioners was 81.005,632 78; and'~ r p ensioners . Sl68 .5l2 10._... .It appears from an article in the Mobile Pa«riot, that about 4000 Choctaws * avaemigrated to the lands allotted tor men restpuh-'dcnce hvvond the Mississippi—-that >bpuM000more have been ticketed to remove ft>r the commutation of 810 each, offered b, the H ov '- r ' vment-and that still 1000 more are expected toremove in the course of a few weeks., Ihewh " 1 * P°f [hàl -enoiobfec'tionmated at 20 or 2 >,000. we nave.no oojeetito the removal of any tribe of Indians who canbe in,lured to change, their place of res.denseby honest and fair representation, without the.intermixture of any degree of compulsion. Butwe aire afraid I^he agenucifthenot a py *V ,,f Commerce?ought to be.—Wr oj Commerce.| following toast -vas given at the lateled till they are melted together.'- T -. .—-;------Newspaper Editors —Every Editor of anewspaper, should learn by heart ,the fable ofthe man, his son and the jackass. As the poorjreproved alike for leading or ridingthe ass, &c., so an editor, whether he write orlet it alone, be a politician or no politician, cannot please all—and unless he comes to the determination with the aforesaid man in the fable—to please himself—he is doomed to have awretched time of it. If Editors could * changeshapes with Proteus to advantage,' they couldnot accommodate themselves to all dispositions. A newspaper is a kind of olla-podrida —a dish of all sons—and it is hard if readerscannot pick out something to suit their palates—if they find such, they should not grumblethat other ingredients are intermixed for othertastes. If Editors are not like the IndianChief broiled on living coals, they can, at leastsay with him, they do not lie on a bed of roses,It is a life of toil and anxiety, and seldom affords a remuneration half commensurate with •the labor performed— Baltimore Marylander,&inman wasPleasure is a shadow; wealth is vanity: andpower a pageant: but knowledge is extatic enjoyment—perrennial in fame, unlimited inspace, and infinite in duration.In the performance of its sacred offices, itI« ars no danger—spares no expense—omits noexertion. It scales the mountain—looks intothe volcanoe—dives into the ocean—perforatesihe earth—wings its flight into the skies—encircles the globe—explores sea and land—r—templates the distant—examines the minute—comprehends the great—ascends to the sublime:—No place too remote for its grasp—noheavens too exalted for its reach.Death.— It is doubtless hard to die; but itis agreeable to hope we shall not live here forver, and that a better life will put an end tothe troubles of this. If we were offered immortality on earth, who is there would acceptso melancholy a gift? What resource, whathope, what consolation would then be left usagainst the rigour of fortune, and the injusticeof man?aatoisThe use of a tea-kettle.—A scholarwho was reading at night heard a thief breaking through the wall of his house. Happening to ha ye a tea-kettle of boiling water beforethe fire, he took it up, .and placing himself bythe side of the wall, waited for the thief Thehole being made, a man thurst his feet through,when.the scholar immediately seized the m, andbegan to bathe them with boiling waterthief screamed and sued for mercy: but thescholar replied very gravely, * Stop till I haveemptied my tea-kettle.*1 heSafety. —A preacher being requested toperform the last sad offices for a young vornanat the point of death, pressed h« r to believethat flesh and blood could not enter the kingThen I am safe, said she,and!dotn of Heaven.jf° r I am nothing but skin and bone.inA long text.— A elergvman was once going to preach upon the text of the Samaritanwoman, and after reading it. ht said, • Do notwonder, my beloved, that the text is so long,for it is a woman that speaks.*The officers necessary to initiate a candidate into an Odd Fellows Lodge are, NobleGrand, with his right and left hand supporters;Vice Grand, with his right and left hand supporters: the Warden, or Father of the Lodge;the inside and outside Guardian: the secretary,and the Treasurer. 'After the candidate has been proposed, balloted for, and accepted, on the night of initia-,\®"tion he is taken into the preparation room, byj^war-the one who proposed him, and prepared byblindfolding. He i; then conducted to the doorof the lodge, by the outside guardian, whoknocks on it three times, on hearing which theinside guardian answers the r.ps by three more,X . * IU L°P e «» 3 3 ' rdian rcD i} e3 < a stranger who■ admission to this ancient ami honorablewains fellows 'order c.film "f ande ,n3lde 'S" . vic . str amrc r wishesv - v , The Vice^rand'inquires_' Is heto toenter The V.cegrand inqu.res> • 1 PV. G. Is he worthy and well qualified?„ . 1• • * , . ,.V. b 1 hen idm t him.the. He is then admitted, conducted three timesaroum hi m an I niZZnTs on hfs shoulders, and atthe same time exclaims, in a vehement tone,« presumptuou# £ ortal! and f orgetlate in thr dreadful scenes you have to pass, toWke. Behmd-jour back is lire! under yourANTI-MASONIC.From AUyn's Ritual.ODD FELLOWS.The conductorves him a violent** » I I Ifeet is a yawning gulphj and before your breastis a painted instrument of death!The conductor then addresses the brethrenof the lodge, and says—* Shall we proceed totorture the victim, or shall we mercy show?All the lodge, with one voice exclaim, with àlow guttural sound, ' Proceed!' The conductor then savs—* Prepare then, the galling chainprepare, and bind the victim fast!' The candidate is now chained.The chain answers, in this society, the samepurpose that a halter, or cable-tow, does in ma- *sonry. It is put over the candidate's neck,brought forward under his arms, and carriedback and hooked tight on his back. The eonductor then exclaims, * Light up the furnace,and make it ten time s hotter!' .Then a greatrattling of old irons is heard.The conductor again addresses the brethren',as follows: * Shall we proceed to torture thevictim, or shall we mercy show?' They all say• mercy show.' The conductor then says. Buthark! hear the agonizing groans of those whoare doomed to everlasiing woe!' All now groan—and the conductor says, * then mercyshow. Stranger, go down on your knees,' Thecandidate kneels: his hood-wink is taken off.and the following passage of scripture read tohim: 'Man is born of a woman.' 8tc. Job iv. 1,& c. The candidate is then directed to rise,and is conducted to the * Dtath Scene,' technically died by the O. F. the D. S., and is asked, • What do you most desire?' He is prompted to say*, * Light.' He is then asked, • if yoiiwere brought to light, could you tell who conducted you?' The candidate generally repliesin the affirmative. His bandage is then strip!ped off by one of the brethren, who points tothe death scene, and says, * is that he?'To be Continued.1weBrother Boaz gave in his last sentinel a notice of the * decided' stand taken by an A nti.Masonic Editor in favor of* Clay and the Constitution'—but forgot, kind soul, to state thatthat Editor had heretofore been, like himself, .a ' milk and water* neutral, and that he neverwas a 'decided* supporter of Anti Masonry —iHowever. th> act only illustrates the principledof Masonry. Both himself and thr Editor ofthe Morristown Palladium are • Brethren ofthe Mystic tye,' and, consequently, prefersupporting brother Clay-— (£3** who wished toestablish at the Seat of th< General Govenment,a GRAND NATIONAL [ Republican ? jLODGE. „£7 ) —to that pure patriot, Wm.Wirt, who abjures the Institution, considering it as dangerous to the best interests of theRepublic,Wonder if brother Boaz will give placeto the d* termination made lately by a VermontEditor who advocated Clay? The followingis the editor's resoh e— Get Star."CHOOSE YE THIS DAY!"The Northern Argus has an address, intended for effect, *to the opposers of anti masonryin Vermont,' in which Mr. Walker says: * Itmust be obvious that any attempt to keep upthe organization of the Clay party will not only end in failure but will be worse than useless;*and çalls upon the national republicans tochoose between Jackson and Wirt —betweenmasonry and anti-masonry. 'To this complexion we must come at last.* We expectedit.—The line is now drawn. We go fer WM.WIRT—IHE SUPREMACY OF THELAWS—I HE AMERICAN SYSTEM, against JACKSONISM—MASONRY, andall other ARISTOCR ATIC, SECRET, SELFISH and PROSCRIPTIVE MONOPOA rI ~ XTCLIES and COMBIN A 1 IONS. -Who canhesitate between them. We have always beenopposed to masonry—so are three fourths ofP eo P' e Although not agreeing as to the bestJ nean ? to _P ul u down* We have waited -but>» " aln - fl .' r .'" a3ûn3 t0 abandon «ho Institution,ant * P cr,m * 11 P ass down to oblivion in siceî untl forbearance has ceased to be duty -byj^ e must now expose its true character andtendency; and believing, as we do, that it canmore withstand the light of investigation,tbm» «he tgnts fatuus can dance amid the raysof the mid-day son. we are are sanguine m»ur expectations that it w.U go down by the unanimous will of an intelligent people, whentht light of truth shall have discovered its defo, -inities. And as Jackson and his partyhave identified themselves with the cause, andvowed to stand or fall with masonry, thiscourse will be far more agreeable, as in contributingto the destruction of the institution^ confi(lently the wresting of pow _er f r0 m the present corrupt and selfish administration and the placing of it in the handsof those who will maintain the supremacy ofthe laws, the interest of the people, and thehonQr q{ ^ nation .Banks of the city andcounty of Philatlelph nsnot,twelve. Total capital paid in. 89.3 4 « «-.show)notes in circulation. S4 40 '. 269—d po -i -.5,Bellows Falls Intel.Banks or Philadelphia —The number of